The evening world. Newspaper, July 8, 1904, Page 1

| RACING @SPORTS | _ SPORTS | PRICE ON ONE CT aa ORIEN AND FITZ WI “Mayor Weaver, -of Philadelphia, An- nounced Late This Afternoon that He Would Not Permit Contest and Would Arrest Men it They Entered Ring. (Special to The Evening World.) fight here to-night. Mayor Weaver has notified the club offcials that he will not permit the men to enter the ring, and under the circu: es Ref- @ree Crowhurst has calidd the fight off. Late this afternoon, when arrangements for the figar had been prac- tically completed and the sale of tickets was at its height, (rowburst re- eel,sa word from the Mayor that the latter wuuld not permit the conte-t. The Mayor held that a contest such a8 was scheduled between Fitz. and O'Brien would be a violation of th law, and he warned the management that he would arrest the fighters as they stepped Into the r'ng. Thousands of sporting men arriving in town were greatly disappointed by the Mayor's announcement. The news of the Mayor's decision every influence to bear upon the ereated the wildeat consternation in Mayor, Thelr arguments evidently the camp of the fighters as well as|Carried great weight, for they were Among the mansgement. The sale of Sufficient to make Mr. Weaver change tickets was Immediately stopped and| bis mind at the last moment. & conference was held to davive A inde care eo ~ Mayor's estion bed withdraw from his position, Pugilism there is a sentiment that the Up to the hour of 12 o'clock it was} Mayor, if he had any intention of stop- thought’ that the Mayor would have Ding the contest, should have done so No objection to the contest, A lengthy pers delle be hae Se a conference was held with him this Areiving Crowd Disney Morning, the articles of agreement) Tie iarge sporting element Were gone over and from the opin-| York, Baltimore, Washington and other jong expressed by Mr Weaver it was] "earby cities, 6 that nothing believed that the contest was not in . violation of the law would occur to prevent the fight, ar- rived in the city to-day fully prepared ty witness the contest, Winiat Amoctation objected, | | The 1 of tickets” waa big. fA D to 8 o'olos hid been disponed After this conference, however, it of.. There wi Indleattod that fe presumed that heavy pressure was Drought to besr upon the ‘Mayor to have him change his mind and order the fight stopped. This pressure eame from the direction of the Min- isterial Aséociation, the members of which have been quietly at work during the past two weeks in an ef- fort to have the Law and Order So- clety take up the fight in their be- balt, Secretary Gibbony expressed his opinion that the scheduled contest ‘vas within bounds of the law and could not be stopped. The clergy, however, held otherwise. and brought one of the biggest crowds th Witnessed a boxing contest {n't Would be present at the Phila Ball Park to-night. Every arrangement had been made to; handle the wd and preserve quiet{ and order. The enthusiasm in the bout displayed by every lover of pugtitam ‘The disappointments caused by the houncement of the Mayor to Intert from meeting in the roped | arena can well be imagined, No one More disappointed than the principals themselves, Under the circumstances, the fight having been called off, all money will be refunded, Holders of will ceive the full amount paid for them. RESULTS ON THE WESTERN RACE TRACKS. |x» FINISHES AT FORT ERIE. FORT ERIP RACE TRACK, Ont., duly §.—The races held here to-day re- as followa: RST RACE-—For four-year-old rd; one mile.—Essene, 102 2 to 1 and 4 to 5, won; The Elba, 100 RESULTS OF T0-DAY’S BASR. BALL GAMES. | NATIONAL LEAGUE. NEW YORK AT 8T. Louis, Game called cn account of rain, BROOKLYN AT CHICAGO. Brootlyn,....000000000—0 “ Chicage...... 00000001 —1 (Wishard), 10 10 1 and 4 to 1, seoond; _ Candidate, 9 (Reichstyer), 2 to 1 and tren in and B ; ont’ un, rey See 4 to 5, third, Time—t. 6, SECOND RACE—Two-year-olds; furlongs.—Fredricka, 107 (Paul), and 1 to 3, won; Pirate Polly, \ (Munro), $§ to 1. and 8 to 1, was second; , BOSTON AT PITTSBURG, Boston ...,,. 15000003 1-10 Pittsburg Ooz20011010—5 Batierlos--\Wilhelm and = Needham; Miller and Phelps. Sto 1, third. Time—1.00. pra pece— Toros, rentchte and uj furiongs.—Benmora, 14 (Mun- ee a to (to 10, won; gee wd Cantalou ee Na 9] a a oO $ to 5, third Mime 5 FOURTH RACE—Three-y bd ‘er mile and a sixteenth.—Hand- # ¢ even and z to Ny im Prot. rahe (Romanell!) a second; to ; Easy (Munro), wt to Land 7 to 5, third, 1.40 8-4, PTH. RACE—Three- : PHILADELPHIA AT. CINCINNATI, Philadelphia ., 00:1000000—1 Cacia... 00100002 —3 Batteries—Sparks and Dooin; Hahn and Bchlel, NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING, wk Ae wh ro New York.i# 17 see Louls..3 alt te Fj Brookiyn..28 43 34 it BT 27 Boston.....27 42.301 Berenson a ae . AMERICAN LEA LEAGUE, — BOSTON AT NEW YORK. Boston ...... 38040000 0-12 New York 010000011—3 an eae and Criger; Powell DETROIT AT CLEVELAND. FIRST GAME, 0 9000 010— 20010000 23 ‘Killian and Wood; Ritoades # to Land 2 to 1, won; Xustralta, # (C. Jenkina), 3 46 t'and 6 to 6, second; Sania Luna. 9 areys 0 to ind 4 to 1, third, Time—1.0 1-4, 102 (Michaels), 2 turd, Time, 1.41-2. lees HARLEM RESULTS, HARLEM RACE gtd CHICAGO, July §.—Folowing held here to- ang third, Time—L.11. WASHINGTON AT PHILADEL- PHIA. 00001 Washington... fipreine 00010001 —2 sree Sesepend sap Ciarss Plank sw wil as, Eagle, raiwen’ f tot “THIRD RAC aay: NOT FIGHT TO-WIGHT PHILADELPHIA, July §.—Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack O'brien will not) 1 was intense and a lively interest waa! % and prevent Fitssimmons and O'Br! n| ave | Rex 10) Sand Bath, 1@ (Reichstiger), § to 1 and r-olds and land Feet, no Time— year-olds and seven furlongs.—Kya Claire, #1 (Sal- he {I 1 id __| “Ctrenlation Boats Onen to All”? | BOONLINS LOSE W CLSE hi Chicagos Take the F the First Cne of the Series in Windy City from Hanion’s Men by a Score of 1 to 0, Dodds, of Ditton, Lumley Sheckars Babb, Bergan, | Jors in, ‘h MeCormick. Cron n, erator Torale an Comer batted for Cronin in the ninth CHICAGO, Slag! Casey Chance, MeCerthy, of Kling. ¢ Evers, 2h a} | ) wi Name, rf... Priges, 1 Total . SCORE RY INNIN Brooklyn Chicago Viret Base 1 Ba’! Briggs. 1. Struck 0+ by Brives, 4 Double Plows. Cormick: Tinker Pitcher—Tinker, may wed ¢ Hr Unpire=Mr. Moran. (Boecial to The Evening Word) NATIONAL LEAGUE GROUNDS, OHICAGO, July. $.—Chicago defeated Brooklyn in the onening gume of the series ‘ere by the close score of 1 to 0. Willams aeored the winning run for the locals on a sing'e by himself, fois lowed hy one by Briggs and an error by | bumies Cronin and Ariggs pitched star gamer ¢ hits being made off Cronin: and theee ite off Dobdbe singled and ilion on the latter’ a rd filed to right. Out, shorn to Arst, leCarthy out, Short lown on 1 th fited to jet, Tinker led to centre, . Williams Evers fouled to Bergen. ‘Thira under to Be Metre is Tinker out, struck out. 10 RUNS. to Dillon, and Wi going tr he pla ant hay eg Slagle cl, Babb, to Dillon, Fourth 1 Dillon i ; forced ae Peat, un: ib! t frat wae ttoubled a Wiinegv, No ‘RU NBS. Casey filed to Babb. Chance the same, MeCarthy waliage a double, Kling beat wind. NO RUNS. Fifth tnntag. Babb fied to right. Bergen o to MeCurmick Med to Sh AY flied to centre, Tinker filed to ent Williams the same, NO RUNS. Sixth PL out, third t Cron! cut. Dobbs filed to right. NO R it struck out. Stagle out. Cronin to ae Casey fied to Babb, NO amout tp Se ae Diilon fee to tore "Pihone out te stealing Big to Evers, anned. Mi i ei say ;Bighth tan gia tet aur, tere ir u ance, Evers to Ona ‘arthy fouled to lion, unasaisted, ance, Evers fied to oboe” ‘tinker hit_by pitehed me by RA e, gut sealing pug me He ee ae aor ball on mere # out, peaks Blagie lined 10 ake "OWE ith 3 iat lordan fanned. tted | fe PRL A Bates ne | Peay, 1 ed aed third. Time~ WIANERS AT ST. LOUIS, FAIR GROUNDS RACE Some 5 Its of the | Lave eas ees mie baad fA ‘ ENTE "TL BE ISSUED LATE TO. NIG A} play on Auatin Alla ‘away in front. but 19 | tO the front on the first turn wit! eg NGS evening NING, ers N inn.) \ ge SE “RESULTS EDITION PRICE ONE CENT, | UT a LATEST GLAM “ Circulation Books Open to All.” } yo HIGHLANDERS LOSE TO BOSTONS AGAIN NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904, RAIN STOPS GIANTS’ GAME. ST. LOUIS, July &—The Giants’ game with the Cardinals to-day os called off on account of rain in the second inaing. Nettaer side pi bead sored. ae | Bl OMY FR FAVORITES T THE BRIGHTON TRIG Champions Get Good Lead at Start and Bat Jack. Powell Out of the Box in the Second Inning. HIGHLANDERS RWPOLA E. Dougherty, If, 4 2006 a i} | 7 ' ‘ . " oe18 Talent Seemed All Astray in Piglelng | eye mat 8 ibe rfeld. ae cee i hg Fults, of it sere Mud Runners and the Bookies Camejmne no --' | |? Platform Is to Be Rep Reported from the *Kleinow, 0710600 . Out Ahead. hewel »» 11s! mittee When the Convention Reassem ‘ pee a Aa ett +44 4% and the Work of Making a Nomination (Rpecia) to The Evening Worbky 9 q a fs ne : : rut _BROHTON EACH Race TAKE x.| — TOMI os ssa >| President Will at Once Begin. a checnaya, and the races were FIRST RACE—Austin Allen (8 to Klenow repliced Powell | sen vee a track shat was in excellent | 1) 1, Brittsher (4 te 8) 2c. W. Re Gansel Batted for Woite cond oneider'ng the heevy rains weed ca Wr inst righ. The talent seemed ali @ECOND RAGE—Glisten (8 to 1) POSTON, an |COCKRAN THREATENS TO MAKE astray In one. 3 4 ranntiad, sie 1, Bardoiph (3 to 1) 2, Conkling & [ayn ae, oT an P favorites fared badly, tn the opentn | et Given on 3 : A ANK st tant vag patteaanaa ve wea DIGG ene ett) FIGHT ON FLOOR FOR GOLD PL so, Dreamer, were docs 1, Mig’) Chancellor (3 to 1) 2, Stal- r pris 1 Austin Alen sn a wart 3. , ii ane is) ent were. abou: ev oF ao ‘ : : (n raoiees bat JK! ROURTH RAGE rs (4 ty ty] Be '' : + (Bryan Wins Great Fight in Committees and hin friends eteankd, up 1 ord Badge (640 102 satu eles tired ‘ obi a at 5 2 b! Winters, p., oo1r4el . . . rv Ti a oe ee eriy ce | — “| Resolutions —Shakes His Fingeér in and t FIFTH RACE—Do Rearke (4 to 5) | Toisis . 3 1 aking Bare |t) Cincinnatus (4 te 1) % Plammuis) © scone my Nx. Face and Later Takes His Arm—Delega doiph p in Giigren. joston THO 000 mY no one watt of his aac — Mighhante O10 00001 1 > ne Tune fact that the populde | BIRTH RACE—tote (80 1) 861 Tse itteUm Powell. § In ts inn Want to Get Home, rand was on his back. Glisten Salt an Pegrer (23 to 1) 2 Linde Thue: te \ R Lee 3. howell, Wintees. y 6 ¢ favorive 1 the, ——————+——+ oun (ene } 1 bv Wolfe, « A : i ehigdimtcaant'bn eanaged (o ge: BOs!) wap Jomned bY Corsting ad Cieza, |B. Wher ine lye ent LATUST BULLETIN, ST. LOUIS, JOLY Be var Ko'inoor, Funny Side and High They raged to dist ds weet at Rt Fults Aetinehy ctesehanea’ te Senator Hill said this afternoon that he was in favor of Chancellor were heavily oacked yale | Straten, by tro lem Me Nig Tdolph, | Hite -Kreeinan, Wills, Conroy, ing the platform and nominating the Presidential candi: sere ie wna th mene cope one OH ube Bint inte: | night's mecting and chosing the Vice-Prestde:tial wen ’ i t M rasta Ball. Klainow ‘ bot ne vould fn ticket in (he morning. poh reid ter fe la B “4 y A siaking rainstorm that set in at'4 o'clock may y here she Sorat et be hart he ie el we w pressiug effect on the itte idanee to-night. race tnd he managed to Aerape home ® Cyt NEW YOHRK, July £10 a suitens that ‘was paliful to’ witaces by ihe BY MARTIN GREEN. home roofers wid funny to the catloun. ASS row fot the running of ti Btienie | thei | hearted, “Boson lammed the innerds .off Correspondent of The Evening World.) ‘ aby ee Say ada Yeas sigusnt Hit an ine bat! CONVENTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, July 8.—The Parker Mane 9 worse fn tne second, kept 0 he darth ans agers have just completed a caneful compilation of all the existing died Away after ail the dimege was) and announce that th y will nominate their man to-night om the | ballot. Th y claim 676 votes on the first show of strength, nine” than is necessary to nominate, Of these votes 270 are instructed ones | Parker and 406 are the votes © uninstructed delegates from States ind tadg'a Aan | have indorsed Parker or have passed resolutions approving his can tage of te pane | Bourke Cockran, like many other Eastern delegates, is disgu the failure of the Committee on Resolutions to put a financial p the platform, and he now threatens to | -oduce a gold plank in the: vention. Such an act will precipitate a bitter fight, and it will Be-lor his] after midnight before a ballot on the Presidency can be taken, 7 quarters Cockran’s alleged threat is looked upon as an att "| barrass the Parker managers. Mr, Cockran refuses to discuss The Parker people are now determinéd to force the n night if they have to sit until daylight, Massachusetts hs isso now in caucus, and there is talk of the former withdrawing Olney ai latter Cockrell in favor of Parker, The Vice-Presidential nomination '/ over till to-morrow, Harmon, of Ohio, is now much, talked of as P } running mate, ; VAIN ! FFORTS OF OPPOSITION, The Hearst men are still giving out figures to show thet their allies will control more than a third of the convention, but: tin has passed when any stock is taken in their assertions, The n is now conceded to Parker, and the only question in the nd of. average person is which ballot will settle the matter, 1, ae The platform. which the Committee on Resolutions after: hours of debate finally agreed upon, has been signed by every member ot that committee, including Mr. Bryan, and it will be presented ‘to Convention the moment it assembles, The unanimous aj ‘it from all factions in the committee assures its adoption without’ After the platform has been acceptec by the convention the inating speeches will be made, Alabama, the first State on the roll, immediately yield its place to New York, and then Martin W, Littleton, © Borough President of Brooklyn, will make the speech nominating Parker. The seconding speec +s will follow, and the other nominating speeches will be made in the order of States. ; SPEECHES WILL BE CUT SHORT. it is believed that all the speeches will be cut short, so that a vote may oe obtained. If a decisive vote is yielded by t _ first or (Continued on Second Page.) ‘singled to right, scoring , Dougherty was out oa sired te N. ae a4” or to Seliach, ONE R Britisher waa the favor! Ing event, with Dreame ond chdlee, It looked | rice, though there was some strong Dreamer jumped tisiver got 'to him in the firdt quarter and they ran head and head to the stfetch, where Dream- Austin Allen then moved up, king the lead, won by three-quarters of a length. Britieher was two lengths in front of C. W. R. Reechampton Ran Poor Racé, Roehampton waa heavily played in the second race, and on paper looked ja sure winner, He ran a most ful face under what seemed to be a moet peculiar ride by Martin. He went Bar. and eh 3 Miyrl a Eaally, Wyria and Lord Badg rent to os} front at the start and raced head head to the far turn with Careanel on the turn inded out of the mt in the box to nee e third inn we was touched up for four hil tae trip! dout and a@ 4ing! erly by tw rom jena Badge, who beat hen. ion 8 Were Ram sbasur’ it avatled ini that lead in the fir Pivet Bahl Opencd up the me with a three-bagger to rght Held. Coiling f fol. lowes with a ringle to lett field, ecor: Te Reatke went thi atart, made ali the Punnirg that drivers by th varters tf] s angth in elgne he in Treats on and the pair ra head to the tum, wiere stopped. Bafdolph then went on and 4 Freeman got Doughert, Keeler diet on 4 fi it, chance. Parent fell, but hot one in time, NO RU it his base on bails, filling the has Pare smashed out a home run, ¢ ing the bases ahead of him. Selba got first on Conroy's fumble. Ly: bw sing 4 to centre-feld Lge hance worked a double Fem gent & oot ee to a ending nderaon by oan preted te La- ee. Elberfeld got a si to cen- re, Fults tore off a triple to centre, seoriny Elberfeld. Conroy was out on ores rae MoGuire went a fly to Ferris. BODY FOUND. | ON PALISADES to Cee Conroy got Baht foul fy. NO RU: rite could not Connect with the ball, Dougherty. fot to firet base on Pa- rents fumble. Freeman pulled ‘s high er pw A pt bye * up and doubled him an ery at te NO HENS bag with one and it wae Wo bases, Collins scored on ball Parent went out. Conroy The body. of a weli dressed man, about forty years old, Wa8] ft, tise scatuont, nenring ‘Preem men, ae found on the Palisades, above Fort Lee, this afternoon, His] gemecn Ferris was’ oun, "Hibrfela clothes were new and of splendid quality. Pawn tickets in the] fs"tne'sume routs. FOUR ‘ied pockets bore the name Reinhardt, of No, 39 East Fourth stre Wedel on out ty oa and No. 63 East Eighin street. The body was taken to the Woerfeld was very easy for Winter to pies. Fults was the third our, ferris to first. NO RUNS. Fort Lee Morgue. Fifth Inning. his cee. Ceaiae es a Winter was an easy out, Conroy to |: to Lachance, — Kleinow first. Stahl likewise was easy Elber- 0 centre. Wolfe fouled out to NO RUN feld to Anderson. Collins sent a fy to NO RUNS. fell_to Stahl. Kitinow rian. Wolfe pounded osone. Dougherty forced {prord Riewnew ae at second bag, Parent to} © Dougherty and bs drive to Rot him homer Wittens oe in] up. Keeler wast rand got Minder Betbach'« Winter Lachanee t fret. f Kater som NS : a top Soreeh Williams for two bases riger. JERSEY CITY AT BALTIMORE—EASTERN LEAGUE. JERSEY CITY.. .. .....004220010—-9 BALTIMORE.. ........01420300 —10 Chicago at St. Louis (A. L.)—Postponed; rain, = * ee LATE RESULTS AT HARLEM, Sixth Race—Edward Hale 1, Freesias 2, Great Easterni3. AT ST.LOUS. Sixth Race—Jerry Hunt: 1, Gaslighter 2, aren 3. ooo WEATHER FORECAST.” Forecast for the thirty-six ending at 8 P, M. beg New York City Showors to-night cloudy, followed by chow to fresh’easterly winds: — ‘Collins fied > he goods this time. the right Seld fences Keele Stath In: sopred ¥ Feeoman # high bal coll Ande feld to! Anderson Ferris to Parent ‘out. Anderson, Ferrie a pg By wattag! fall arid In® also. Seventh Inatag. gent 4 Gy to ofugherty it by Williams, to the plate and Freeman singled | trying to stretch | | | '